Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27
MAN OF MANY MARRIAGES
POLICE STOP A CHASE FOR
HEARTS AND PURSES.

of Female Victims.
DR.. Andrew Jackson Grant, alias DR.
Perrie. alias Burns, and other assumed
names, was arrested early Saturday
! morning, says the Boston Herald, al
Woodbury., n. j.. by Detective L. j.
Duoey, Of Cambridge, on an Indictment
warrant for larceny and bigamy.
DR.. Grant will be remem bered as the
matrimonial swindler, whose various
rasealities and love escapades at noun
tain and sea shore resorts were published
| in september last. Detectives have been
| on the trail Of the doctor ever since that
time, tracing him 10 Florida, Texas,
Long Branch, finally getting hold of him
at Woodbury., n. j. DR.. Grant was in
Long Branch Wednesday, and prepara-
lions were made TO arrest him, but he got
an mixing OF it, however. and skipped
out. Detective Ducey kept sharp on his
heels, and overlook the doctor, whom he
took back 10 Cambridge a few days ago.
DIR. GRANTS RAsCALITIEs.
The first the public heard OF DR..
Grants rascallties was his desertion of
Miss Lucy Torrey, Of Cambridge. a few
days after marriage. In August last
Miss Torrey spent a couple of weeks at
Lltteton, n. II. At the end of that time
portly, gOod-lOOking and Well-dressed
gentleman, accompanied by a motherly-
appearing, white-haired woman, whom be
called his sister, registered at the hotel
where she was stopping. In short time
Miss Iorrey made the acquaintance of the
white-halred sister. Then it was learned
thatth brother was DR.. Andrew jackson
Grant, OF Australia, an extremely
wealthy Englishman, born at Brighton,
Eng. 1t was remarkable coincidence
that the doctor and Miss Torrey were
each "a years of age, a fact which rather
pleased the Cambridge lady. The doctor
was introduced, and after few careful
inquiries he began a vigorous courtship.
His story was that he was immensely
rich, owning valuable gold mines and
other property in Australia. SO rich
was he that he found it absolutely lmpos-
sible to even spend his income. He had
studied medicine, but practiced little on
account OF his vast wealth. The sister
had married wealthy Australian, the
| owner of many mines and landed prop
erty. The husband had died some three
years before, his death being followed
quickly by those of his two children,
leaving his widow millions of money,
but almost alone in the world. The be-
| reavement incident TO their deaths had
completely crushed the widow, whose
nan luIueu PERFECTLY NulLS uDCer Qef
load OF sorrow. Her health was ruined
and it was decided that foreign travel was
the only thing which would save her life.
The brother proposed that they should go
abroad, which they did at once. Before
going the wealthy widow made present
OF her elegant mansion and extensive
lands adjoining to her faithful servants,
as a reward for their fidelity. For three
years they had been travelling all over the
unrl1 hnF
America, and had just come from the
South, through which they had Travelled
extensively. They had also been in
Canada, and were going next to Cali
fornia, and from there back 10 Australia.
DR.. Grant was we'll educated and we'll
informed man, and was fluent CONVEX
satlonalist. de was rather distingue in
| appearance and wore his full head OF hair
| quite long and brushed smoothly back.
His gray moustache was gracefully
| trimmed, and he wore a sparkling dia-
| mOnd ia white shirt front. He laid siege
to Miss Torrey's heart with youthful
ardor, and was most assiduOus in his at
tentiOns. Finally he proposed and was
accepted,
MARRIAGE
followed about two weeks later Rev. A.
7. Peabody performing the ceremony.
The doctor got mis- wife 10 draw all her
some valuable stocks, in all amounting to
rs coo, Of which he took possession and
started on bridal tour. the DOCTORS
''sister" packed up all Miss TOrrey's
| dresses and cloaks in her trunk and took
them along. Several DAYS later Dr.
Grant deserted mis- newly welded wife at
Albany, taking all the money, while his
''sister'' took all the clothes.
In connection with this marriage, it ap-
| pears that Miss TOrrey wanted to be mar
| ried by distinguished divine. and was
| willing to pay well Tor II, so she suggested
it to the doctor. The latter coolly asked
| her how much it would be necessary to
| pay tho minister who performed the cere-
mony. Miss Torrey said that the legal
| fee was something like So 80. Fearful
| that the doctor might disgrace her by
| giving the minister that sum, she got
| 500 bill and gave it to the doctor to hand
| to the minister. DIR. Grant took it, but be-
| fore he handed 1t in an envelope TO Rev.
| DR.. Peabody the 800 bill had been trans
! formed into a SO. and DR.. Grant was 800
ahead in the game.
PREVIOUS MARRIAGE.
In looking up DIR. Grant it was found
that he had married Miss Emma Kan s.
| of st. Thomas, Cam, year or so before
and had succeeded In getting away with
most of her fortune of $4,000. He also
/
Mrs. Gussie Britton, wealthy Long
| Branch widow, but under the name OF
| DR.. Perrie. Mrs. Britton was not mar
ried to him, but was engaged to be, and it
was upon her that he called a few DAYS
ago, when the police were ready to arrest
| him.
In the summer OF 1884, DR.. Grant, with
his sister, were at Old Orchard Beach, N.
H., under the uame of DIR. Perrle. He
| proposed to ntlmbe of ladies who had
money, but only succeeded in catching
one, Miss kanes. He came so near mar
rying Mrs. William Williams, a rich
widow OF Kennebunk, Me-, as to be en-
gagged to sher, but friends interfered in
time to prevent the marriage. At Rye
Beach DIR. Grant paid a good deal OF at
tenuon TO Miss Fannie Riddle, of Man
chester, n. H., reputed to be
wealthy, and proposed, but he
missed fire that time. The
pair OF Adventures visited Swampscott
and Nahant, where the doctor, as usual,
wanted to marry every widow, or, in
fact, anybody who had money in both
places. SO far as known he did not sue.
coed in capturing either.
HEARTS OR PURSES.
The couple travelled all summer long.
taxing In Newport, Nantucket, Long
Branch, Bar Harbor, Saratoga, Lake
Winnipiseogee and resorts in the White